Several weeks back we reported on the announcement that Oscar winning Video Editor Lightworks was to become open-source. At the time of the announcement it was unclear as to whether Lightworks open-sourcing would lead to a Linux version. Today we have the answer: Yes.
With the first Alpha release of Ubuntu 10.10 only a few weeks a way the seeds of change have begun to sprout. The Ubuntu Software Centre on course to add a tonne of great new […]
Linux users can try out Google’s new WebM video codec by using the latest daily build of Chromium from the Chromium Daily PPA. Whilst WebM has pretty much the same quality as Flash I did […]
If you’re anything like me you probably spend too much time in front of your computer screen – or screens, we’re all nerds here. And I’d wager that most of us are all-too aware that […]
Earlier today Google unveiled a new open-source and royalty free video codec for use with online video. The codec, which Google hopes will become the standard codec for HTML 5 video, will also be supported […]
Julien Lavergne of the Lubuntu team has just posted the proposed milestone dates for the Lubuntu 10.10 development cycle on the Lubuntu mailing-list. Do bear in mind that these dates are be subject to change […]
Winidicator Mock-ups Over on the increasingly-dense-to-navigate Ayatana mailing list Daniel Planas posted some wonderful mock-ups of his take on the “Windicators” pencilled in to feature in Ubuntu 10.10. Aside from stirring some discussion the mock-ups […]
What’s it like at an Ubuntu Developer Summit? Luckily I got a hold of a high definition Canonical video camera thanks to Amber Graner and the folks doing the video stuff for UDS. Let me […]
Next time you’re at the bar you could help spread the Ubuntu word by ordering up an ‘Ubuntini’. “A What?” The Ubuntini is both a cocktail recipe and a messaging-spreading initiative borne of the Vancouver […]
Following yesterday’s post on the facelift Wine has received for its next major release, I started to wonder how many of you use Wine. So ” here’s a snap poll for no reason other than […]
OpenSource Flash player implementation ‘Lightspark’ has entered beta. “What’s Lightspark?” the developers describe it as: “…an open source Adobe Flash implementation, designed from the ground up to be efficient on current and (hopefully) future hardware.” […]
As the Wine project gears up for the next major release due in June, work on giving the application a graphical face-lift is drawing to a conclusion. Joel Holdsworth, who has lead the work on […]